Senior Product Owner / Platform Consultant - Atlassian & PPM Solutions
Recruiting Title: Jira / Atlassian Administrator
Location: Warren, NJ
Pay rate: $50/hr on W2
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week
Local Requirement: Candidates must be local to Warren, NJ
Reporting To: Vice President I, Software Engineering
Role Overview
Everest Insurance is seeking a Senior Product Owner / Platform Consultant to lead and improve its enterprise Atlassian and portfolio management platforms, including Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro.
This role combines product ownership, platform administration, consulting, and operational leadership. The individual will improve portfolio visibility, governance, resource management, reporting, and business processes while working within a small Corporate Applications team.
Key Responsibilities and Business Outcomes
- Lead the ongoing improvement and governance of Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and PPM Pro.
- Translate business requirements into scalable platform solutions.
- Improve visibility into portfolio investments, project execution, resource utilization, and business results.
- Deliver reliable executive reporting, analytics, and governance insights.
- Reduce administrative effort through automation and standardized workflows.
- Improve platform adoption, consistency, and user experience.
- Strengthen governance, accountability, and data integrity.
- Support resource and capacity planning.
- Engage stakeholders across technology and business functions to shape platform priorities and roadmaps.
- Help the Corporate Applications team support increasing enterprise demand without adding operational overhead.
- Deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, transparency, and portfolio management maturity.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5+ years of experience in product ownership, platform administration, portfolio management, business analysis, consulting, or a related field.
- Proven experience administering and governing Jira, Confluence, Tempo, and/or enterprise portfolio management platforms.
- Strong business analysis, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into effective platform solutions.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a lean team environment.
Core Skills
- Product ownership and portfolio management.
- Atlassian platform administration: Jira, Confluence, and Tempo.
- PPM Pro administration.
- Platform governance and business process optimization.
- Executive reporting and analytics.
- Workflow automation.
- Resource and capacity planning.
- Vendor management and stakeholder engagement.
- Strategic roadmap planning.
- Data-driven decision-making.
Certifications Listed in the Requirement
Atlassian
- Atlassian Certified Professional (ACP).
- Jira Administration.
- Jira Project Administration.
- Atlassian Cloud Organization Administration.
Product and Portfolio Management
- PPM Pro certification - preferred.
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).
- SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM).
- Project Management Professional (PMP).
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).
Additional Preferred Certifications
- ITIL Foundation or higher.
- Lean Portfolio Management.
- ServiceNow Fundamentals.
The source does not specify which certifications are mandatory.
Ideal Candidate
A certified platform professional who combines product ownership, consulting, and governance expertise with strong operational discipline. The ideal candidate can influence cross-functional stakeholders, take ownership, and deliver measurable business results.